Kyle Korver RUMORS & NEWS

Pro Basketball Talk
"We knew that Kyle Korver would need ankle surgery this summer, after a scramble for a loose ball with Matthew Dellavedova of the Cavaliers during the Eastern Conference finals rendered him out for the remainder of the postseason.
Now comes word that Korver will need additional surgery, as well."
June 30

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Kyle Korver will have surgery on his right ankle, according to David Aldridge.
The Hawks guard was lost for the remainder of the postseason after he was diagnosed with a severe high ankle sprain suffered in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals agains the Cavaliers. An X-ray following the..."
May 26

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Reports that surfaced late Sunday night that Hawks guard Kyle Korver will need surgery on his severe high right ankle sprain and will miss four to six months are inaccurate.
Korver has yet to visit a foot and ankle specialist for a second opinion on the injury, which could eventually require..."
May 25

Pro Basketball Talk
"So, here’s the last thing the Hawks need right now. After a hard-fought overtime loss to the Cavs to go down 3-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals, an emotional affair in which Al Horford was ejected, one of the Hawks’ many injuries may have implications that go well beyond this likely-over playoff..."
May 25

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Kyle Korver will miss the remainder of the NBA playoffs and will undergo further tests on his right ankle injury that will determine if surgery is necessary.
Following the news first reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Hawks released a statement that said an MRI and examination..."
May 24

Pro Basketball Talk
"Paul Pierce had a chance to once again be the hero for the Wizards in Game 4 against the Hawks, but his game-tying three-point attempt rimmed out with a few seconds remaining, and Atlanta sealed the victory at the free throw line on the ensuing possession.
But should the Hawks have gotten that..."
May 13

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Kyle Korver was named the winner of the 2014-15 NBA Sportsmanship Award and will be presented with the Joe Dumars Trophy, the league announced Wednesday. Korver is the first Hawks player to receive the honor in its 11 years history.
Korver received 87 of 317 first-place votes and 2,351 points..."
April 29

New York Daily News
"No player in the NBA has been more efficient from 3-point range than Kyle Korver, a weapon the Hawks rode to a Game 1 victory Sunday over the Nets.
If Atlanta is vulnerable because of injuries to Paul Millsap and Al Horford, it still has the quick-triggered sharpshooter from beyond the arc, a..."
April 21

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"The Man in the Mask is no more.
Kyle Korver simply had enough. After two missed 3-pointers and it was time for the protective mask, guarding a broken nose, to end its tenure at 5-1/2 quarters.
“I don’t want to make a big deal out of it but I don’t like wearing a mask,” Korver said after the..."
March 26

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Kyle Korver will miss at least the next three games after undergoing a surgical procedure to repair a broken nose.
Korver suffered the injury in the second quarter of Sunday’s win over the Lakers. The procedure was performed Monday at the Osborne Head and Neck Institute in Los Angeles by Dr...."
March 17

Yahoo! Sports
"Atlanta Hawks wing Kyle Korver is one of the best shooters the NBA has ever seen, someone so good at his elite skill that the term "role player" seems wholly inadequate as a description of what he does to help his team. Korver's excellence has reached a new level this season with the East-best..."
February 03

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Kyle Korver recently gave a little insight into his shooting prowess in the Hawks’ offensive system. Korver ranks first in the NBA in 3-point field goal percentage (.525), second in free-throw percentage (.917), and 22nd in field goal percentage (.506). Among qualifiers, he is the only player in..."
January 16

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Kyle Korver was back at Hawks practice Tuesday, three days after his wife delivered the couple’s second child and first son.
Knox Elliot Korver was born Saturday afternoon. Korver reported that mother, Juliet, and child are home, healthy and doing well. The child was delivered nearly a week..."
October 07

Toronto Sun
"Back spasms would keep Kyle Korver from playing Sunday, a setback that basically put the visiting Atlanta Hawks back on their heels.
Credit the Raptors for overcoming an early fourth-quarter hole, for showing resiliency, but they yielded good looks from beyond the arc and the Hawks failed to..."
March 24

CBS Sports
"The last time Kyle Korver failed to make a 3 in a game was his first in uniform for the Atlanta Hawks. That was on Nov. 2, 2012.
After that, he made at least one in 127 consecutive games, establishing an NBA record, breaking the old mark of 89 games held by Dana Barros.
Korver shattered..."
March 06

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"The streak lives – in record fashion.
Kyle Korver returned to the Hawks lineup and wasted no time in extending his now NBA-record to 89 consecutive games with a 3-pointer. After missing four games with a rib contusion, Korver opened the scoring for the Hawks with a 3-pointer just 30 seconds..."
December 05

Fox Sports South
"Atlanta Hawks fans might not get to see Kyle Korver tie or break an NBA record.
Korver remains on pace to set the league's record for most consecutive games with a 3-point field goal, but after sitting out Wednesday's game at Houston with a rib contusion coach Mike Budenholzer said after the..."
November 30

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Kyle Korver did not travel with the Hawks to Houston and will miss Wedneseday’s game against the Rockets due to a rib contusion.
The guard was injured during Tuesday’s loss to the Magic. He will be listed as day-to-day by the team but his future status in uncertain. He remained in Atlanta for..."
November 27

Peachtree Hoops
"Kyle Korver extended his consecutive games streak with a made three-pointer to 78 games tying Dennis Scott on the all-time list.
Kyle Korver didn't waste any time as he extended his consecutive games streak with a made three-pointer to 78 games in the first quarter against the Denver Nuggets...."
November 09

Soaring Down South
"Much has been made of the fact that the Atlanta Hawks re-signed Kyle Korver to a 4 year deal worth 24 million dollars. Some say he wasn’t worth it and others have said it was a great deal (I personally think it was a great move). The Hawks were 4th in the league in 3 pointers made last season and..."
September 17

Pro Basketball Talk
"he Nets were a below-average 3-point shooting team last season, and their 3-point percentage plummeted to a lowly 31.6 percent a first-round loss to the Bulls.
Paul Pierce should help, but Brooklyn could use even more outside shooting. Not only would it add points from a very efficient area, it..."
July 01

New York Post
"In 2003, the Nets drafted Kyle Korver with the 51st pick in the second round and promptly sold him to the Sixers — and general manager Billy King — for $125,000. Every year for the past decade it seems, the Nets have tried to get him back. Maybe the 10th time is the charm — especially with King on..."
June 29

Peachtree Hoops
"Kyle Korver and Zaza Pachulia will be game-time decisions for the Atlanta Hawks in Wednesday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Korver is suffering from a sprained toe that he hurt in Sunday's loss to the Lakers. He sat out Monday's game against the Nuggets but took part in the team's..."
March 06

Denver Post
"The Nuggets spent an significant amount of time today making sure everyone was on the same page to stop a particularly potent shooter – Atlanta guard Kyle Korver.
He is the NBA’s deadliest 3-point shooter, nailing 46.2 percent of his tries this season. He is the kind of player the Nuggets would..."
March 05

Peachtree Hoops
"There are 32 players in history of the NBA 3-Point shot that have hoisted up 1000 career three-pointers and made over 40 percent of those attempts. (Per Basketball Reference)
Up that attempts number to 2000 and the number of players are halved. Up to 3000 attempts and the number is a nice,..."
February 14